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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beeves (bēvz),USA pronunciation n. - Animal Husbandrya pl. of beef.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beeves /biːvz/ n - archaic
the plural of beef
beef /bif/USA pronunciation n., pl. beefs for 4., v. n. - the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for meat:[uncountable]They roasted beef on the fire.
- Slang Termsa complaint:[countable]"You got a beef, go see the manager.''
v. - Slang Termsto complain;
grumble:[no object]Quit beefing and get back to work. - beef up, [~ + up + object] to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to:Beef up that report with some facts and figures.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beef (bēf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. beeves (bēvz)USA pronunciation for 2;
beefs for 4, v. n. - the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- Animal Husbandryan adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat.
- Informal Terms
- brawn;
muscular strength. - strength;
power. - weight, as of a person.
- human flesh.
- Slang Terms
- a complaint.
- an argument or dispute.
v.i. - Slang Termsto complain;
grumble. - beef up:
- to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to;
strengthen:During the riots, the nighttime patrol force was beefed up with volunteers. - to increase or add to:to beef up our fringe benefits.
- Latin bov- (stem of bōs) ox, cow; akin to cow1
- Anglo-French beof, Old French boef
- 1250–1300; 1885–90 for def. 5; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beef /biːf/ n - the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
- ( pl beeves /biːvz/) an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat
- informal human flesh, esp when muscular
- ( pl beefs
) a complaint vb - (intransitive) slang to complain, esp repeatedly
- (transitive) often followed by up: informal to strengthen; reinforce
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French boef, from Latin bōs ox; see cow1 |